Paint Your Axe!!

[Kombat Frank]

HERES A QUICK TUT ON PAINTING YOUR AXE


first rip that ***** apart like it was the biggest present under the tree


make sure you keep track of the pieces and where they go, this is how i did it lol


the insides should come out in 1 piece


i used WD40 and a razor to get the big stickers off, after you get the sticker off their will be stick left, its easier to wet it down and shave it off with the razor


here is the paints i used, i took TDM's advice and got some slick overcoat, it finishes it up nicely


i used 220 sandpaper lightly all over the guitar, specially on the kneck because the sandpaper grooves help the paint to stick and not just drip down the side



stroke left and right with the spray cans at a reasonable distance until it is covered

IMPORTANT..make sure you use some kind of alchohol base or liquid on your guitar after sanding it, this takes all the grease off the guitar wich comes from you touching it, you do not want hand grease on the guitar, it will cause the paint to form small circles, or bubbles and just wont look good


now wait for it to dry

after a few coats, depending on what color your painting over what color, put the slick over coat on

annnnnnnnd





matches teh room

[BonZai]

that guitar is sick.....just like tdm's.

i neeeeeeeed to do that sometime.

[ftw932]

is any previous knowledge needed for putting the eletronic components back in cause i know nothing about that kinda stuff.

[Kombat Frank]

Originally Posted by ftw932

is any previous knowledge needed for putting the eletronic components back in cause i know nothing about that kinda stuff.

as long as you take pictures of the insides, and just keep a mental note of the general placement of things..you can do it

the guts are pretty basic....its all connected in 1...you just gota screw it back to its place


biggest thing, keep track of wich screws go were.....ther are many different sizes

but i would worry more about the painting lolol...its such a ***** to not mess up the paint job

[Mathiasa]

I think I'll just have to try that later.

[Lee]

Sweet. I don't even have a guitar, I might buy one just to do this. <3

TDM's was better xP j.k, both about the same. Stickie this, and TDM, go make a video one! ..

[ftw932]

i started this tedious process on an old PS2 controller tonight. im gonna buy sandpaper and paint(and some extra screws!) on tuesday. any suggestions on colors?


EDIT: Since the guitar is red, should i paint it white first, or just go straight from red to whatever color i choose?

[PorT Laxer]

man u have alot of time on your hands

[TH3DARKMARKET]

I have to say I like Frank's color scheme a lot better than the ones I did.. White makes it look EXTRA fresh

[SNÖT]

LOL! frank how the hell do u still have that west side sticker

sick g-tar btw